Real stuff. I did “inner work” through 8 months of solo travel and a 10 day silent meditation retreat shortly after. I got some benefits, but they were also quite destabilizing in a way I’d like to see more discussion on.
Coping strategies are not evil—they're necessary, until they aren't. Sometimes it can be like a game of Jenga. Starting at the top is a much safer bet, a lot of the time: talk therapy, incremental improvements to one's life (e.g., get better friends; lower stress lifestyle including job and living situation; healthy coping strategies like exercise, nature walks, mind-engaging things like puzzles or learning for fun). That'd be my general recommendation, anyway.
Real stuff. I did “inner work” through 8 months of solo travel and a 10 day silent meditation retreat shortly after. I got some benefits, but they were also quite destabilizing in a way I’d like to see more discussion on.
oh what happened?
so how to increase equanimity? first thought is metta
Coping strategies are not evil—they're necessary, until they aren't. Sometimes it can be like a game of Jenga. Starting at the top is a much safer bet, a lot of the time: talk therapy, incremental improvements to one's life (e.g., get better friends; lower stress lifestyle including job and living situation; healthy coping strategies like exercise, nature walks, mind-engaging things like puzzles or learning for fun). That'd be my general recommendation, anyway.
That's a very useful 2X2.